7 Understand G/L Date Warnings

This chapter contains this topic:

Section 7.1, "About G/L Date Warnings"

7.1 About G/L Date Warnings

When you enter a transaction, the system edits the G/L date against the open period in the company constants. If you enter a voucher with a G/L date that is not in the current or next accounting period, you get a warning or an error message.

In the example below, if you entered transactions to periods 06 and 07 (June and July), you would not get a warning or an error message because these are open periods. This is known as a "two-period" window.

Figure 7-1 Two-Period Window

Description of "Figure 7-1 Two-Period Window"

7.1.1 What Are the Warning and Error Messages You Might Receive?

The following lists the types of warning and error messages that you receive when you enter a transaction outside of the two-period window. These messages appear based on how you set your general accounting constants and fiscal date patterns.

Message	Reason	Result
PYEB - Prior Year-End Balance	You tried to post to a prior year.	You get an error message. The system does not accept the entry.
PBCO - Post Before Cut Off	You entered a G/L date before the current period	You either get a warning or an error message, depending on your general accounting constants.
PACO - Post After Cut Off	You entered a G/L date that is after the two-period window.	You either get a warning or an error message, depending on how you set up your fiscal date patterns. If your fiscal date pattern is not set up for the full year, you get an error message. If it is set up for the full year, you get a warning.
WACO - Way After Cut Off	You entered a G/L date in a future year.	You either get a warning or an error message, depending on how you set up your fiscal date patterns.